Slavery 1
Who "abolished" (get rid of) slavery?
President Abraham Lincoln
How were most slaves sold?
By auction
Who fought in the Civil War?
Northern states vs Southern states of America
What was the name of the most popular concentration camp?
Auschwitz
Who was the leader of Germany during the Holocaust?
Adolf Hitler
What type of person in society would own slaves?
Wealthy white people. Most whites did not own slaves because they could not afford to.
What ways can I fight racism?
Understanding your own privilege (for all races)
Break down what biases you have, and find the source of where those thoughts might have originated
Validate the EXPERIENCES of people of color
Call out HURTFUL jokes against people of color (even if you're not making the joke, you are showing you agree with silence. No answer is still an answer)
Where were Jews sent after they were forced out of their homes?
Ghettos
What did people do to help the Jews?
Hid them from Nazis in attics or basements
Provide some rations of food
Smuggled them out of the country
What was Thomas Jefferson's stance on slavery?
Jefferson said it was a necessary evil. He noted that self-preservation and justice could not coexist at the same time.
Why were southerners so opposed to ending slavery?
They believed the north had no right to tell them how to live and they were worried about their economic suffering.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust? Bonus: How many Jews were there in Europe before the Holocaust?
6 million
9 million, 2 out of 3 Jews had been murdered
How did the Nazis strip Jews of their identities when they arrived at the concentration camps?
Shaved head, name replaced with number, uniforms
Nazis shaved both the men's and women's hair and replaced their names with numbers that would be tattooed on their left forearm. They would be given uniforms that don't fit and they were not given a change of clothes.
How much of the world's cotton came from the south?
75%
What were the 3 different kinds of slaves? What did they do?
1. Field slave: worked in the fields, worked from sun up to sun down, children ages 10 and up did this work 2. House slave: nanny, butler, cook. Had better living conditions but worked 24/7 3. Skilled: were trained in a particular area such as blacksmith, carpenter, etc. Were rented out to others, sometimes were allowed to keep a small percentage of the money made by the slave owner
How did slave owners rationalize owning slaves?
They dehumanized slaves. They did this by taking them away from their families, not allowing them to learn how to read or write as well as limiting their religious freedoms.
What was the daily death toll of Jews in Auschwitz? Bonus: What were the Jews told when they were being sent to the gas chambers?
6,000 Jews a day
2,000 Jews could be killed at a time in a gas chamber in a matter of minutes
Jews were being told that they were going to the showers to be treated for lice and then were killed by the thousands.
What was the name of the biggest Ghetto? Bonus: What were they forced to wear?
Warsaw, white armbands with blue Stars of David
Name 4 ways slaves rebelled against their masters Bonus: What happened when slaves rebelled against their masters in the 1800s?
1. ran away 2. broke tools 3. worked slowly 4. pretended to be sick/not know instructions
Made slavery worse by enacting harsher laws when they would rebel
How many slaves occupied the US? Bonus: What fraction of the South's population were slaves?
4 million. A third of the population, that means for every three people there was at least one slave.
How were the Jews separated into different groups to be sent to concentration camps?
They would separate the babies, children, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and elderly sick people from the rest that was capable of forced labor to be sent directly to the gas chambers.
Why is it important to talk about difficult events that have happened in history?
T1 v T3
because we need to do better and although we did not cause the hurt, the pain, the suffering, we can make sure that it never happens again